Buckfast and the Dart Bridge from the air

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Buckfast and the Dart Bridge from the air

Image: © John Rostron Taken: Unknown

I believe that this was taken during the early-mid seventies. Clearly, the new A38 trunk road is being constructed to the right. This was completed by September 1974. Since the photo was certainly taken at Easter, it was most likely to have been taken in 1973.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.486981
Longitude
-3.77115